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International Legal Developments Year in Review: 2023

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Notable Supreme Court Decisions - In 2023, the Mexican Supreme Court addressed several high-profile decisions asserting the limits between public branches and entities to preserve the constitutional order and to protect...more

Harris Beach PLLC

New York Budget Bill: COVID Leave Ending, Other Leaves Coming?

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New York’s proposed budget bill points toward significant changes in employee leave rights in the coming year. Repeal of NY COVID Paid Sick Leave Law - New York – the last state in the country still requiring all...more

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Avoiding Potential Pitfalls When Developing Alternative Supply Chains

Takeaways - With ongoing supply chain disruptions and uncertainty, companies continue to consider diversifying their sources for key supplies and inputs. Altering supply chains can bring new legal and regulatory risks,...more

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2022

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As the global economy faces the third year of the pandemic, manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the past few years to become...more

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UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: Covid dismissals, Early Conciliation and IR35, plus news on hybrid working, fire/rehire and the...

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Our June update looks at case law developments relating to health and safety dismissals for remaining away from/expressing concerns about Covid in the workplace, the consequences of not complying with the strict requirements...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Remote workers outside NY can’t bring bias claims under NY state and city human rights laws, court says

A federal court recently ruled that an employee working remotely from New Jersey cannot assert claims under New York State’s and New York City’s Human Rights Laws. Judge Edgardo Ramos said that the alleged discriminatory...more

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Littler Global Guide - Canada - Q4 2021

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British Columbia: Eligible Workers Entitled to Five Days of Paid Sick Leave Beginning January 1, 2022 - New Legislation Enacted - British Columbia announced that beginning January 1, 2022, workers covered by the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

UK Litigation - A Year in Summary

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This year saw the UK grapple with life after Brexit and, along with the rest of the world, the impact of the continued COVID-19 pandemic. As 2021 draws to a close, we round up the key events and developments from the year in...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance For Canadian Operations - January 26th - 27th, Toronto, ON, Canada

The Canadian Institute’s 11th Annual Forum on U.S. Export & Re-Export Compliance for Canadian Operations will take place in Toronto on January 25–27! IN-PERSON and LIVESTREAM options available. Over the last decade, this...more

K&L Gates LLP

HUB Talks: Environmental and Social Responsibility with Acorn International: Part I

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In this two-part series of Sustainable Outlook, host Elizabeth Crouse talks environmental and social responsibility with Acorn International, a full-service consulting company to global businesses. For the first episode,...more

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Ontario, Canada Court Confirms Unions Must Challenge Mandatory Vaccination Policies Before Labour Arbitrators Rather than Courts

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On November 19, 2021, in Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 113 v. Toronto Transit Commission and National Organized Workers Union v. Sinai Health System, 2021 ONSC 7658 (TTC/Sinai Decision), the Ontario Superior Court...more

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Illinois Limits Religious Objections to COVID Prevention Measures

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Late on October 28, 2021, the Illinois legislature took steps to severely limit challenges to COVID-19 prevention measures. The legislature amended the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act, 745 ILCS 70/1 et seq. (the...more

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NYC Issues Guidance On Accommodations For ‘Key To NYC’ Vaccine Mandate

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The New York City Commission on Human Rights has issued guidance for businesses on the accommodations they must provide employees and customers in response to New York City’s “Key to NYC” mandatory vaccination requirements...more

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Canada: British Columbia Office of the Human Rights Commissioner Provides Guidance to Employers on Vaccination Status Policies

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British Columbia’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) recently released A human rights approach to proof of vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic (Guidance), which offers general advice on how employers and...more

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[Webinar] 11th Annual Disability Justice Seminar: The Disproportionate Impact Of COVID-19 On Individuals With Disabilities - May...

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Robins Kaplan LLP, the Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities invite you to the 11th Annual Disability Justice...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Legislative Top 5: March 5, 2021

Tune In - Downtown Minneapolis is preparing for Minnesota’s first live broadcast, high-profile trial. Jury selection is set to begin on Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Coronavirus in the Workplace

Throughout the COVID-19 global health and economic crisis Bond has marshaled its resources in support of employers by assessing the shifting business landscape, identifying potential legal hazards and charting sound...more

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Key Business and Human Rights Issues for 2021

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Business and human rights will continue to receive significant attention and development in 2021. Take a look at what is on the horizon . . . COVID-19: Vaccines are being administered in some countries but COVID-19...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

M&A In 2020 And Trends For 2021

2020 brought the COVID-19 pandemic and other headline-grabbing challenges, along with “the usual” quadrennial questions around the U.S. election. Early in the year, businesses and dealmakers focused on the pandemic and...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Enforcement of New York’s COVID-related Occupancy Limits on Worship Services

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On the eve of Thanksgiving, the Supreme Court granted various religious groups’ request to temporarily block enforcement of an Executive Order issued by the Governor of New York that imposes occupancy...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance For Canadian Operations - January 26th - 27th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST

For a whole decade, ACI’s U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance for Canadian Operations conference continues to stand apart as the only practical, comprehensive event of its kind for the export compliance community in Canada. ...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Venezuela Update: November 12, 2020

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Holland & Knight's Venezuela Focus Team invites you to read our Venezuela Update, in which we discuss the latest news, trends and developments in Venezuela that impact the interests of businesses across all industry sectors. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SCOTUS Wrapup and Preview 2020

In this episode, recorded on Sept. 14, Akin Gump Supreme Court and appellate practice co-head Pratik Shah returns to review the 2019 Supreme Court Term and preview the big cases and topics in the October 2020 Term. Among...more

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Corporate America can be a Powerful Force for Good to Root out Modern-Day Slavery

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Key Takeaways - Slave, forced, and child labor is a modern-day reality impacting some 40 million people throughout the world, by some estimates. Such practices are—and have always been—repugnant, and certainly have no place...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Stockholders Versus Stakeholders — Cutting the Gordian Knot

Directors of most for-profit U.S. corporations have long considered the corporation’s relationships with customers, employees, suppliers and the communities in which they operate — sometimes referred to as “stakeholders” — in...more

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